Chapter 231-2

I howled in frustration, my cries echoing around the annex, my anger sending force waves rippling around the small space, causing the candle flames to flicker violently. Garrick staggered backwards, glancing around in panic as the shadows began to whirl and eddy across the walls. "Screw balance! Stop talking to me about balance!" I clenched my fists, feeling the heat bubbling in my palms. "You cannot reduce our lives to one moment, one action, one bloody purpose. We're worth more than that! I'm worth more than that! And you stand there and tell me you understand how I feel? You haven't got the first idea how I feel." The gates were rattling now, shrieking on hinges that looked like they might break apart any second. The metallic vibration reverberated in my ears, the rush of noise in my head only feeding my rage and making my whole body tremble. My fingers twitched hungrily. "Megan," Garrick warned, holding out a hand to calm me, but I saw the distance. Saw that he didn't